23 Jun 2022

The 2022 REBUILD Act: Building Deconstruction and the Revitalization of Baltimore Communities

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Stephanie Compton and Dante Swinton, Energy Justice Network, a national organization based in Philadelphia with a long record of work in Baltimore, are working to extend the impact of deconstruction on Baltimore as an extension of EJN’s efforts to close the downtown garbage incinerator, increase recycling through block leader programs and coordinate community efforts toward Zero Waste.… Read More
1 Feb 2018

Working Partner Update: Second Chance Baltimore

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Second Chance, the pioneering building deconstruction social enterprise and ILSR have been working partners since 2003, when the organization began operations. 2017 Impact Report from Second Chance, Baltimore Second Chance has grown to over 250 workers; most of these workers were recruited from the rolls of the hard to employ the chronically unemployed, workers with criminal … Read More